Greek transport minister resigns over train crash; 36 dead
TEMPE, Greece, 1 Mar (AP) — Rescuers searched Wednesday through the burned-out wreckage of two trains that slammed into each other in northern Greece,...
UK PM Rishi Sunak orders ethics probe into tax scandal-hit Tory chief
London, 23 Jan: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Monday ordered an independent investigation into the tax affairs of scandal-hit Conservative Party chairman Nadhim...
Swedish security police arrests two suspected of unauthorized possession of secret information
HELSINKI, 17 Oct (AP) — The Swedish security police arrested Tuesday two people suspected of gross unauthorized possession of secret information following an early...
French writer Annie Ernaux awarded Nobel Prize in literature
STOCKHOLM, 6 Oct: French author Annie Ernaux was awarded this year's Nobel Prize in literature for "the courage and clinical acuity with which she...
China’s inflation data show economy in doldrums despite a slight improvement in trade
HONG KONG (AP) — China’s economy remains in the doldrums, data released Friday showed, with prices falling due to slack demand from consumers and...
India-UK FTA draft treaty advanced in majority of chapters
London, May 11 (PTI) The Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations between India and the UK have resulted in the draft treaty text advancing across...
Pak quietly allows Taliban-appointed diplomats’ to take charge of Afghan missions
Islamabad, Oct 30 (PTI) Pakistan has quietly allowed the Taliban-appointed diplomats to take charge of the Afghan embassy and consulates in the country, a...
President Wickremesinghe asks parties to join unity govt to prevent Sri Lanka from being...
Colombo, Aug 30 (PTI) Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Tuesday appealed to all parties to join the unity government to tackle the island...
2 Sikh businessmen killed in broad daylight in Pak; PM Sharif says act of...
Peshawar, May 15 (PTI) Two Sikh businessmen were shot dead on Sunday by unidentified gunmen in Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the latest targeted...
Indonesian police suspect Chinese tourist tortured, killed girlfriend before taking own life
DENPASAR, Indonesia, 17 May (AP) — Indonesian police investigating the deaths of a Chinese couple whose bodies were found bloodied and naked at a...
NATO ministers meet in Prague as allies ease restrictions on Ukraine’s use of their...
PRAGUE, 31 May (AP) — NATO foreign ministers were meeting in the Czech capital Friday to prepare for this summer’s leaders’ summit as the...
Nearly 14,000 people arrested in police crackdown on drug-related activities in Sri Lanka
Colombo, 23 Dec: Nearly 14,000 people have been arrested in a week-long crackdown on drug-related activities in Sri Lanka, police said on Sunday.
According to...
Japan PM Kishida’s coalition to keep majority but lose seats
TOKYO , Oct 31(AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s governing coalition is expected to keep a majority in a parliamentary election Sunday but...
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi goes on a hunger strike while imprisoned in...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, 6 Nov (AP) — Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi began a hunger strike Monday over being blocked together with...
Floodwaters engulf more areas of southern Ukraine after dam breach as hundreds evacuated
Kherson, 7 Jun: Floodwaters from a collapsed dam kept rising in southern Ukraine on Wednesday, forcing hundreds of people to flee their homes in...
Poland asks Berlin to OK Ukraine tanks; Kyiv targets graft
KYIV, Ukraine, Jan 24 (AP) — Poland has officially requested permission from Germany to transfer its Leopard 2 battle tanks to Ukraine where they...
Suicide attack on Shiite mosque in Afghanistan kills 37
Kabul, Oct 15 (AP) Suicide bombers assaulted a Shiite mosque in southern Afghanistan that was packed with worshippers attending weekly Friday prayers, killing at...
Putin declares victory in embattled Donbas region of Luhansk
POKROVSK, Ukraine , Jul 04 (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday declared victory in the eastern Ukrainian region of Luhansk, one day...
Migrant boat breaks apart off Italy; 43 dead, 80 survivors
ROME, 26 Feb: At least 43 migrants perished when their overcrowded wooden boat smashed into rocky reefs just off southern Italy at dawn Sunday,...
Netanyahu allies in Israel plow ahead on legal overhaul
JERUSALEM, 13 Mar: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s political allies pressed ahead Monday with their plan to overhaul the judiciary, advancing a bill that...